Street-register for cars.



`R. Q. WILSON. STREET REGISTER F011 GARS.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 1. 1913.

Patented 0013.2(),1914

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WITNESSES VENTH QU' Q. Wilson,

y E N M W A d'NRR-ISPETERS co.. EHOTULITHO.. wAsmNc. roN. D. C.

R. Q. WILSON. STREET REGISTER FB. GARS. APPLIOATION FILED MAY 1, 1913.- 1,1 14,824, Patented 001;. 2o, 1914.

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STREET REGISTER FOB CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 191s.

l 1 1 4,324. Patented 001;. 20, 1914.

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Ito-BERT o. W1LsoN,`-or xcENTEnv1LLn, IOWA, Assie'rnonl oroNrrALr 'To WILLIAM ELLIS, or cnivfr'nnvlni.n,` frown.

STREET-REGISTER'FOR GARS. i

`Appneation med Mayfi, 1913. serial N9. 17e/15,865.,

To all whom it mayconcerai:`

Be it known that I, RoBnRT`Q. .WrLsoN, a citizen of the United States7 residing at Cen-r terville, in the county of Appanoo'se and State of Iowa, haveinventedcertaln. new and useful lmprovementsin Street-Registers for Cars, of which the following isla speci-V ication, reference beinghad therein tothe accompanying drawing. l

rlhis invention relates to an attachment which is intended to be used in connection with a street car, and the principal object of the invention is tofpvrovide a device which may be used Jfor indicating to the passengers the name of the next street at which they car will stop. v

Anotherobject of the invention is to pro-y In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1y Fig. 2 is a Fig. 3 is a is an end view ofv the device. front elevation of the device.

transverse view taken along the line 84-3 in Fig. 2. Fig. A/lis a view similar tovFig. 1 with certain of the gears removed. Fig. 5 is a view of the gearing shown in Fig. 1 and looking from the top` of the figure. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the frame forming a portion of this machine with the operatingl mechanism removed. -Figy 7 is a View of the latch which holds the shifting plate iny an adjusted position. Fig. Slis a view of the drum upon which the operating cord of this device is wrapped. o Fig. 9 is aview of the drum looking at the opposite face of the drum shown in Fig. 8. y Fig. 10 is a view of the spring compressing arm forming av por tion of this machine. Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the' arm-forming part of the shifting mechanism. Fig-.12 is an elevation of the device which operates the triggerfor releasing the shifting plate. Fig. 13` is a front view of the housing 1n which the mechanism is mounted. i

Drums ilet and 15y are rotatably mounted between the plates 1()l and 11 and each drum is provided adj acentone end ofits aXle'l with a gear wheel 16 which is relativelysmall and rigidly secured to the axle. ,Larger gear lSpeeiicatltm of Letters Patent; n 20;'1914.

yThis invention comprises'aframehaving i the end plates k10y land 11, connected lloy thel 11'ods'12 and 13,`the rod`s'12carrying rollers.`

l '12 over which the curtain passes. l

wheels 17 are loosely mounted upon the axles and engage the `small gear wheels 18 extending from the larger gear wheels 19 meshing with the gear wheels 16?.l rIt will thus be seen that by turning the gearf'wheels `16 the rotary motion is transmitted through Ithesmall' gear wheels 16 to the larger gear ymachine is operatedlthe arms 26 and 27 arek andwheels 19 through-the small gearjwheels 18 to the large wheels 17 The gears are of suchsizeL that when thecurtain is unwound from `one drum .and wound upon the` other the gears 17 will each make a one yfourth revolution.; f

A bracketv y21ezrtends from the plate 11 and carries the bell crank levers 22 and`23, c whlchare pivotally mounted `by the pin 33r f and connected withy thewgear wheels 17 by the rods .2a-,and 25 respectively. The arm 26 of the bell lcrank lever 22 is longer thanthe shiftingy plate yis'in one position 'the stop member 76 will strike the arm 27 but when' in the other position it will clear the army 27` andlstrike the pin 76` ron. the arm 26. As the gradually advanced` `so as to shorten the strokeofthe ratchet member so as yto rcom-k pensate for' the accumulation of web. L ,y

YAv plate-28 is slidably connected with the lend plate 11 by means of pins 30 upon which the gears 31 and 82 are mounted. A gear" y wheel VStL-is mounted upon a stub shaft 88 and meshes with the gear wheel-31.

be brought ,By .shifting the plate 28 the geary 31 may p into mesh n `with the g gear V16.1` rigidly mounted uponythe aXle .of the .y

drum 15, orthe gear 82 may be brought into f mesh ywith the gear wheel 16 rigidly ymounted upon the axle of the `drum 14:. A gear iwheel 87 meshes with the gear wheel 16 of the drum 15 yand also meshes with a gear wheel 3S mountedfupon the outer end of they threaded shaft39.. By this construction the arm 27 ofthe lever 23 sothat .when the shaft 39 may be caused to rotate according to the direction in which the drum 15 is rotated.

A shaft 40 is positioned between the plates 1l) and 11` and held in place byA thew screws 41 and carries springs 42 and 43 positioned upon opposite sides of an arm 44A slidably mounted upon the shaft 40 and pro vided with a threaded opening through When thelatch is in `the notch 50 thegear Will lie in 'piii'eshtwith the gear 16 ofthe drinn and Whentlie latchis the notch 51 thefgear 31 Will he in`mesh`w'iththe gear 16 of the drum 15 Afspring V53is connected with the latch and plate 28 tonormally hold the latch 'engagement with the bar 52, thus preventing "any danger ofthe latch slipping o'utofjthe notch. The upper end portion of the latch isbent to forman extension 54 extending across a shaft 55pivotally mounted in bearings `56 and Acarrying cains57-and 5S. yA lever 59 extends from the shaft 55 and is provided With an open-i ing 6() through which `a pin 61 passes to rock v they shaft 55, thus reversing the position of the cams 57 and' 58V andipermitting the latch to drop f'rm the higher camonto the loiv'er one. Vhen the gear 38f`has been rotated a suflic'ie'nt amount to :bring the arm '44 into engagement with 'thenut 46 or 47 thelever 59 `Will be rocked'to rotate the shaft 55,tl`1us` raising the latch out of engagement Withthe'lnotch in the bar 52 and permitting the plate 28 to be shifted toa desired position,

thus drawing the latch from thehigher'cam and permitting the spring 53 to'draiv it downwardly onto thelower cani andy into the secondY notch. 4

Anarm-'62`exte`n'ds frmthe shaft 40 and carries Ia rod 63 'upon which a. second arm 64 is adjustably mounted. "The `arm' 62 is engaged'by the spring 43 and the arm 64 is kengaged by the "spring 42,` thus causing the 'rod' 63 to be moved in lWhatever direction the arm 44 is traveling. pin 65 'extends from the 44arm 62 `and engages an arm 66 extending from a shaft 67 rotatably mounted 67 and is positioned `between the lugs 7 0 carried "byl the plate 28. When fthe arin 44 is moved toivard the arm 64the springf42 will be compressed'until the tarm strikes the nutv y in bearfl ings 68. A nger 69`exte'nds from the shaft 46. The rod 45Will then be moved to release the latch 48 which Will permit the spring 42 to expand, thus moving the rod 63 `to roclr the shaft 67,and shift` the platey 28,. It is, oflcoiirsepolovious that `if the shaft 39 is rotatedin the opposite direction that the plate 28'Will be shifted in an opposite direction.

-A drum 71 is rotatably mounted upon the shaft 33 extending from the plate 28 and carriespavvls 7 2'Wliich engage a gear Wheel 73 "rigidly mounted upon the shaft 33. This drum 71 carries a li'ne '7 4 Whicho'per'ates the deviceand is yprovided lWithV a spring `75 which holds the drum in a normal position. This drum is loosely mounted so that the gear Wheel 34 maybe lintermittently rotated.

yA pin 7 6 extends `fromthe drinn 71 and is adapted toengzige the lever 26 or 27 according to the po'sitionof the plate 2S.

When this device 1s in use, the gearing is mounted m a suitable housing such as shown in Fig. 13, Which housing is provided with 'an opening through which the ribbon may be seen. `The line 74 passes through an opening formed in lthe housing and is `of .such length that it may be easily reached by the motorman or conductor to operate the device. As "soon as a street is passed the motorman or conductor takes hold of the line and by pulling the same rotates the drum 71. This causes Vthe gearing34 to be "rotated, vand rotary motion will be trans-v mitted from the gearing'34 to one of the gears Y16 Which are mounted upon the axles4 ofthe drums 14 and 15. This `Will rotate the drum toivindthe ribbon and bring a neuT namein front of the opening and at the same time Will transmit rotary motion lthrough the small gears 16 mounted 4upon the axles to the large gears 19 which mesh Lwith them. The small gears 18 carried by the large gears 19 Will transmit the rotary motion to the large gears 17'loosely mounted upon the axle and connected to the bellcraiik levers by the rods leading from these large gears 'to' the levers. The free ends of these levers form stops Which alternately engage'the pin 76 t`o limit the rotation of the drinn and 'these levers are moved by the loosely mounted gears tov gradually lessen the stroke of theiactuating drum 71 to com* pensate for the increasedsize of the take-up roll. `Ass'oonfas the line yis released, the spring'7 5 returns the drum to its normal position and the device is then ready for a second operation. This line is pulled every time a street corner 'is passed, thus moving the ribbon to indicate to the passengers Within the`car,`the name' of thenextstreet. Assoon'as 'thecar lhas reached the end of the route, the shifting mechanism, as already'ldescribed, Will operate automatically to shift the direction of the ribbon travel,

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` engaged by the stop pin 76.

A machine has, therefore, been provided which will operate veryv efficiently and which will change the travell of the ribbon when the car has reached the end of the route. i I u `What is claimed is: l t

l. A machine ofthe character described comprising a frame, winding drums rota` tably connected with said frame, a shifting plate pivotally connected with said frame,

and provided with means forv transmittingV rotary movement to a selected one of said drums, shifting means for said plate carried by said frame, springs for operating said plate in an adjusted position, and means for placing said springs under a tension and releasing said latch to permit said springs to expand and to shift said plate. 2. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, winding drums rota tably connected with said frame, a` shifting plate pivotally connected with said frame, operating means for said drums carried by said plate, a rod forming part of said frame,

an arm slidably mounted upon said rod,

springs carried by said rod and engaging saidarm, a latch for said plate, a rocker shaft connected with said' frame and engagf ingy said plate, operating' means for said rocker shaft engaged by said springs, oper ating means for said latch positioned Within the line of travel of said arm, and means'for shifting said arm to place said springs under a tension, and actuate ythe operating" means ofsaid latch to release the latch and permit said springs to expand and shift said plate.

3. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, winding drums rota- Wtably connected with said frame, a shifting plate pivotally connected with said frame and provided with means for transmitting rotary movement to a selected oneof said drums, a latch carried by saidframe and engaging said shiftingy plate to hold the same inv an adjusted position, a rod formingv partcf'said frame, a'rocker shaft carried by said frame and engaging said shift-ing plate whereby said plate lwill .move `with said shaft, springs mounted uponsaid rod, operating means for said rocker shaft mounted upon said rodand engaged by said springs, a threaded shaft carried by said frame, an arm threaded upon saidshaft and engaging said springs, va cam shaft carried by said frame for operating said latch, and a` rodk for yactuating said camshaft slidably connected with said frame and provided ywith abutments adapted to be engagedk byk said arm whereby the travel of said arm. 's

will pressr one of said springs `rand after said spring spressed engage one of said abutmentsfto shift said slidable rod and rotate said cam shaft to release, said'latch and per-` mit said spring to expand and vturn ysaid rocker shaftto shift said shiftingk plate. shifting means, a latch for holding said n d `.comprising va frame, a shifting plate slidably connected with said frame and provided' 4;. A machine ofthe charactery described with means for transmitting rotary movementv to a selected one of said drums, a yrocker Shaft carried by said frame and engaging said shifting plate, a latch carried.`

by lsaid `shiftingplate and engaging said frame-for holding said Shining` plate man" f' 4adjusted position, a cam shaft engaging said latch,= a sliding rodl carried by said a rod formingpart yof said frame, an armk extending` from said rod and engaging said rocker shaft'to 4rotate the same, a threaded y shaft carriedby saidframe, an arm threaded upon said threaded shaft and extending across saidV rod, a spring mounted upon said rod between said arms, means carried by the arm mounted, upon said threaded shaft for engaging said sliding rod, y whereby ,y the movement of said last mentioned arm will move' said sliding rod tol rotatev said cam shaft. and release said latchto permit said n spring to expand and rocksaid rocker shaft` to shift said shiftingl plate. i

`In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my' signature in presence'of two'witnesses.

' y p ROBERT Q.' WILSON. lVitnessesz. i f

THosgL., BRYAN, WiLniAM ELLIS.

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